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Princes Risborough Cricket Club
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Further information comment or suggestions always welcome.
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Early History |
Although - like many others - PRCC was re-formed after the Second World War there has obviously been a long tradition of cricket in the town. There are tangible links back to 1837 but the earliest reference to cricket in Risborough goes back two and a quarter centuries...
In July 1774 Jackson's Oxford Journal recorded that the gentlemen of Buckinghamshire were to play the gentlemen of the Risborough Club on the Rye at High Wycombe on the 27th of that month (a Wednesday).
The entertainment the following weekend included 'backswords' - the term covers a stick (often with a basket handle) as well as a sword with a single edge . It is unlikely that the 'gentlemen of the Risborough Club' would have indulged in this activity but it seems certain that substantial amounts were wagered on both events.
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The Post-War Years |
The modern history of the Club really starts immediately after the Second World War when it was re-formed. The leading light in this was
Alan Copcutt (pictured right), assisted by a number of stalwarts of the Club
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The Early 1950s |
By 1950 the Club had laid a new square in its present location, funded with the aid of a grant in the form of an interest-free loan to be paid back over 10 years.
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1955 - 1960 |
In the mid 1950s the Club, which still used the wooden pavilion-cum-tea room-cum mower shed, had expanded to have a regular 2nd XI although it was often a struggle to fill the second side. The mainstays of that team were
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1960 - [] |
The start of the new decade saw a decided turning point for the Club; 1960 saw the construction and opening of the new brick-built pavilion - or at least the first phase of it. With a suitable sense of what was important the Committee decided that the tearoom and bar were the first priority so that we continued to sweep out the mower shed before matches to use as a changing room.
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page under construction - more details to be added as time permits
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Princes Risborough Cricket Club
www.princesrisborough-cc.co.uk Established before 1837 |
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Ground:
Horsenden Lane Princes Risborough Bucks HP27 9NE Tel: 01844 343893 |
